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both consists of an alliance of the military and industry pitted against officials in Congress and the executive branch; and is blamed for high levels of defense spending.

None of these answers is correct.

Question 16 of 34

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The broad goals of the United States in the global economy include

Select one of the following:

maintaining access to world energy and other vital resources.

sustaining an open system of trade that will promote domestic prosperity.

keeping the widening gap between rich and poor countries from destabilizing the global economy.

all of these: maintaining access to world energy and other vital resources; sustaining an open system of trade that will promote domestic prosperity; and keeping the widening gap between rich and poor countries from destabilizing the global economy.

None of these answers is correct.

Question 17 of 34

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On what grounds did President Barack Obama place a 35 percent tariff on the import of Chinese tires in 2009?

Select one of the following:

The tariff was part of the stimulus package designed to save the American auto manufacturing industry.

U.S. tire-makers needed the protection because they were forced to buy their raw materials from Chinese exporters.

The tariff was in retaliation to Chinese military exercises in the Yellow Sea.

U.S. tire-makers were less efficient than Chinese companies and needed government assistance.

Chinese tires were being subsidized by the Chinese government.

Question 18 of 34

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The United States produces about ________ percent of the world's goods and services.

Select one of the following:

5

25

50

66

75

Question 19 of 34

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Which of the following is true about the trade imbalance in the United States?

Select one of the following:

The United States has not had a trade surplus since 1975.

Over the past decade, the U.S. trade deficit has exceeded $300 billion every year.

The United States has the largest trade deficit of the top three economic centers.

All of these are true: The United States has not had a trade surplus since 1975; over the past decade, the U.S. trade deficit has exceeded $300 billion every year; and the United States has the largest trade deficit of the top three economic centers.

None of these answers is correct.

Question 20 of 34

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Regarding the position of the United States in world trade, it can be said that

Select one of the following:

the United States has never had a trade surplus.

in recent years, the United States has had trade surpluses more than deficits.

the United States has the most favorable balance of trade in the world.

the United States is a larger market than the European Union and the Pacific Rim combined.

None of these answers is correct.

Question 21 of 34

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The term that most accurately describes the international economy today is

Select one of the following:

unilateralism.

isolationism.

interdependence.

protectionism.

insurgency.

Question 22 of 34

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Which of the following is a true statement regarding the cold war?

Select one of the following:

It never became an actual shooting war between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The U.S. pursued a policy of containment.

It included U.S. support for governments being threatened by communism.

The global power structure was bipolar.

All these answers are correct.

Question 23 of 34

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The phrase that best describes the shift in America's world position from the pre- to the post-World War II eras is

Select one of the following:

internationalism to isolationism.

isolationism to internationalism.

containment to isolationism.

interventionism to isolationism.

None of these answers is correct.

Question 24 of 34

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________ took a historic journey to the People's Republic of China in 1972.

Select one of the following:

Lyndon Johnson

Hubert Humphrey

George McGovern

Richard Nixon

Cyrus Vance

Question 25 of 34

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Roughly how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Korean War?

Select one of the following:

1,000

5,000

35,000

155,000

500,000

Question 26 of 34

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Roughly how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Vietnam War?

Select one of the following:

35,000

58,000

123,000

427,000

650,000

Question 27 of 34

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The ________ was created to coordinate domestic efforts to protect the United States against terrorist attacks and threats.

Select one of the following:

Department of Homeland Security

CIA

FBI

National Security Concil

State Department

Question 28 of 34

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One reason the Soviet Union eventually collapsed was

Select one of the following:

One reason the Soviet Union eventually collapsed was

its isolation from Western technology and markets.

its inefficient centralized command economy.

all of these: heavy defense expenditures; isolation from Western technology and markets; and its inefficient centralized command economy.

None of these answers is correct.

Question 29 of 34

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________, the former president of Yugoslavia, was tried for war crimes.

Select one of the following:

Slobodan Milosevic

Mikhail Gorbachev

Saddam Hussein

Lech Walesa

None of these answers is correct.

Question 30 of 34

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Which of the following is a true statement about the 1990-1991 Gulf War?

Select one of the following:

It was a successful military operation.

It resolved the regional conflicts that prompted the original aggression by Iraq.

It was waged entirely by U.S. military forces.

It created a fiscal crisis because of the financial burden it placed on the United States.

None of these answers is correct.

Question 31 of 34

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Defense spending per capita is highest in

Select one of the following:

Japan.

the United States.

France.

Great Britain.

Germany.

Question 32 of 34

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The nuclear triad consists of

Select one of the following:

land-based missiles, bombers, and tactical nuclear weapons.

bombers, jet fighters, and submarine-based missiles.

land-based missiles, submarine-based missiles, and bombers.

bombers, land-based missiles, and cruise missiles.

None of these answers is correct.

Question 33 of 34

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Regarding approaches to Iraq taken by the United States and the United Nations, what was the two-track policy that ensued in late 2002?

Select one of the following:

UN weapons inspectors entered Iraq in search of WMDs, while the United States attempted to convince allies to impose sanctions against Iraq.

UN weapons inspectors entered Iraq in search of WMDs, while the United States deployed combat units to Iraq's borders.

The United States attempted to convince allies to impose sanctions against Iraq while deploying combat units to Iraq's borders.

The United States imposed economic sanctions against Iraq while convincing Iraq's neighbors to blockade Iraq's borders.

The United States imposed a blockade of Iraq's borders while convincing Iraq's neighbors to cease trading with Iraq.